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Kwame Geathers

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Position: DT
Jersey #: 95
Date of Birth: October 4, 1990
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 335 lbs
Drafted: Round , Pick in 2013 by
First Team: SD (2013)
Last Team: SD (2013)

Career Summary

Kwame Geathers is a defensive tackle from Georgetown, South Carolina, who played at Georgia and entered the NFL with the San Diego Chargers in 2013.

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Early Life

Geathers is from Georgetown, South Carolina.

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High School

At Carvers Bay High School, Geathers earned second-team all-state recognition and competed in football and track and field.

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College Career

Geathers played three seasons at Georgia from 2010 through 2012. In 34 games, he recorded 61 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, one sack and 10 quarterback pressures.

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Path to the NFL

Geathers declared for the NFL after his junior season and signed with San Diego as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2013.

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NFL Career

Geathers was one of two undrafted rookies to make San Diego's opening roster in 2013. He appeared in seven games and made three tackles before the Chargers waived him in December 2014; Cincinnati later added him to its practice squad.

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Career Accomplishments

Geathers was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2010 and earned Georgia's defensive most valuable player award for the 2011 spring game.

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Playing Style

Listed at more than 340 pounds before the 2013 draft, Geathers was evaluated as an imposing interior defender with the size to play nose tackle.

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24103, 00-0030318, 1990-10-04, Kwame Geathers, Kwame, Geathers

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